Travel: Japan - General

[dimitri_can]

alng:

My family is leaving for Japan in a few days' time. Friends who are there and stay there told me it is pretty safe as they are quite used to earthquakes. A friend even sent me a video of the latest earthquake and it was life as per normal even during the shake. She was at disneyland when the earthquake occurred. I was a bit concerned when the news reported that they are expecting a larger scale earthquake but my Jap friend told me she has been hearing about the big earthquake for the past 20+ years.


Am wondering if travel insurance covers earthquakes? Earthquakes are foreseeable and highly probable in Japan.

My advice: Just be careful and watch the news.

http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2013/03/ ... japan.html

Everybody has different expectations about the earthquake. Your friend may be used to it but you and you and your family are not. I've experienced an earthquake before when i was in Japan. Magnitude 3.~ , not that much of any issue. but when u have a one that is magnitude 5 and above, better to be careful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt0rXhtDWFU

Take care.

[alng]

zbear:

Usually travel insurance does not cover 'Act of God' or Mother Nature,


If it does, the premium is very high.

Just check...insurance covers earthquakes.

Paying premium coverage for whole family at about $150. quite reasonable.

[sweettemptations]

I was also in Japan last december and experienced mild earthquake while on top of level 24 of a hotel!! scary… but thankful the epicentre is quite a distance from us. Yes do take care and take the necessary insurances

[dimitri_can]

Hokkaido had earthquake this morning.

[vivienpg]

I just returned from Tokyo on Monday. Was in hotel room with my kids 4 and 6 when I experienced the tremours from ,my 27th floor room. Luckily, the hotel sent an announcement that the hotel is structurally very safe and to stay in room. Cos I panicked, hubby was out buying dinner, lifts are not working, how to run down stairs with 2 babies? Scary experience…


Another than that, my whole family love Japan…everything was so nice and fun…sigh…

[alng]

vivienpg:

I just returned from Tokyo on Monday. Was in hotel room with my kids 4 and 6 when I experienced the tremours from ,my 27th floor room. Luckily, the hotel sent an announcement that the hotel is structurally very safe and to stay in room. Cos I panicked, hubby was out buying dinner, lifts are not working, how to run down stairs with 2 babies? Scary experience..


Another than that, my whole family love Japan...everything was so nice and fun..sigh...

Glad that everything went well...we are leaving for Japan on Tuesday.

My Jap friend told us to hide under the table if we experience a earthquake indoor.

[phyedw]

Hi, will be flying in to narita airport on 2dec on sq12 n arriving at 1705. By then last limousine bus would hv left for hilton tokyo bay. May i know what other cheaper way van i get to hilton tokyo bay? Taxi will cost at least 20000yen. Any advise. TIA

[phyedw]

Hi, will be flying in to narita airport on 2dec on sq12 n arriving at 1705. By then last limousine bus would hv left for hilton tokyo bay. May i know what other cheaper way van i get to hilton tokyo bay? Taxi will cost at least 20000yen. Any advise. TIA

[dimitri_can]

phyedw:

Hi, will be flying in to narita airport on 2dec on sq12 n arriving at 1705. By then last limousine bus would hv left for hilton tokyo bay. May i know what other cheaper way van i get to hilton tokyo bay? Taxi will cost at least 20000yen. Any advise. TIA

There are lots of routes to get to your place.
The below route is with thoughts of less transfer, but might cost more...

1) Take Narita Express (3020 yen per person/1 hour) to JR Tokyo station.
2) Walk to JR Keiyo Line platform (15 mins from Narita Express platform)
3) Take JR Keiyo Line to JR Maihama station(216 yen per person/16 mins)
4) Take taxi to your hotel.　(est: 1090 yen/10 mins)

Taxi to hotel:
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Other routes
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Replace step 1-3 with the below: http://goo.gl/29l1he


From the Japanese website, there is a free shuttle bus that goes from JR Maihama station. Am writing to them for you to see where is the bus stop for the shuttle bus. You can translate the below...

http://hiltonhotels.jp/hotel/kanto/hilt ... bay/access
===================================
シャトルバスで
\"舞浜駅からシャトルバス（無料送迎バス）で約7分\"

[phyedw]

Thanks for your suggestions and help.